Exercise and cognition in multiple sclerosis: The importance of acute exercise for developing better interventions

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 59, Issue , 2015, Pages 173-183

  Sandroff, Brian M ^a  

^a KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute exercise; Cognition; Executive functioning; Exercise; Multiple sclerosis; Walking

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESPAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; YOGA; ANIMAL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXERCISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84961210953     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.10.012     Document Type: Review

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